T 0051/08 (Res iudicata in a divisional application/CANON) of 7.5.2009

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T005108.20090507
Date of decision: 07 May 2009
Case number: T 0051/08
Application number: 05076491.9
IPC class: G03G 15/00
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: B
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 30 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: Automatic service requests over the world wide web
Applicant name: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Opponent name: -
Board: 3.5.05
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention Art 108
European Patent Convention R 99(2)
European Patent Convention R 101(1)
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(2)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 111(2)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 112(1)(a)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 113(2)
Keywords: Binding effect of a decision taken in the parent application
Principle of res iudicata applied in the divisional application
Admissibility of the appeal (no)
Referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal (no)
Catchwords:

Subject matter on which a final decision has been taken by a board of appeal in the parent application becomes res iudicata and cannot be pursued in the divisional application.

If the statement setting out the grounds of appeal in a case does not go beyond submitting and arguing for a set of claims which constitutes such subject matter, the appeal is not sufficiently substantiated.

Cited decisions:
G 0001/97
G 0001/05
J 0027/94
J 0003/95
J 0010/07
T 0032/82
T 0729/90
T 0934/91
T 0167/93
T 1180/04
Citing decisions:
T 2112/09
T 0790/10
T 2084/11
T 2145/11
T 1270/12
T 1724/12
T 1155/13
T 0318/14
T 1666/14

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